Tag: balladeer Gaddar (Gummadi Vithal

Revolutionary balladeer Gaddar (Gummadi Vithal), 74, has passed away after a brief illness, leaving behind a rich legacy of songs that inspired generations of youth in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.Gaddar, who was recently admitted to Apollo Spectra Hospital for bypass surgery and was discharged on August 3, developed “complications caused by lung and urinary problems”, the hospital said in a communication.Vithal quit his bank job in the late 1970s to take a plunge into the revolutionary movement, which was beginning to take root in Telangana after the formation...